As the weather begins to warm in Oklahoma, it’s common for
joggers, walkers, and runners to hit the streets. Individuals who use our
roadways to exercise often use headphones or ear buds to listen to music, which
can limit their ability to hear what’s going on around them.
In a recent Good Morning Tulsa interview, injury lawyer Michael
Carr discusses how fault works in a pedestrian accident and offers advice for
anyone who has been injured.
That’s what we do here at Carr & Carr,” said Carr. “We
represent pedestrians who have been hit by drivers who don’t exercise
reasonable care by either driving too fast, driving while on their phones, or
driving while distracted.”
Pedestrian accidents are extremely dangerous. Without the safety of a car frame, individuals struck by a vehicle are most vulnerable to injury. If you’ve been involved in a pedestrian accident, don’t hesitate to call Tulsa car accident attorneys at Carr & Carr for help!
Distracted driving is ANY activity that diverts attention from driving…things like:
Composing, sending, or reading
a text
Talking on the phone
Using an app on your phone
Eating food or drinking
beverages
Fiddling with the stereo, heat
or air conditioning, or navigation system
Talking to passengers in your
car
Handling children or pets in
the car
In a recent interview on Good Morning Tulsa, personal injury
lawyer Michael Carr discussed what to do if you’re ever involved in an accident
with a distracted driver.
“That’s what we do here, we represent people who have been
injured by distracted drivers, and we work to make claims for them against the
other driver’s insurance carrier,” explained Carr.
Hazardous Rotary Tillers, Flaming Massage Guns, Wobbly Chests and Cabinets
Dangerous and defective products are sold all the time. Carr and Carr Attorneys At Law makes reports on these products to make you aware of dangerous products on the market.
Injury Attorney Michael Carr joined Good Day Tulsa to talk about how children can become trapped in a hope chest. Some hope chests, he says, have a locking mechanism that traps the child when the lid closes.
Factors in Product Liability
Understanding a little about the three basic types of product defects can help you determine whether you may have a valid product liability claim:
Design defects: Flaws in a product’s design make it unreasonably dangerous
Manufacturing defects: Faults in the manufacturing process contaminate the product or otherwise make it unreasonably dangerous
Warning defects:
The manufacturer or seller of the product fails to provide adequate
warnings about the product’s risks or instructions for the product’s
proper use
It’s important to note a successful product liability case must establish the product was defective and the product defect caused the resulting injury or illness.
If you or a loved one suffered harm due to a potentially defective consumer good, please call us at 866-510-0580 for your free case consultation or contact us online to tell us your story now.
Carr and Carr Attorneys successfully represented a family who had tragically lost their child due to suffocation in a Lane Hope Chest. This was a tragic and unnecessary loss for their family. We prosecuted their case against the present owner of Lane Furniture for designing and selling the product even though they knew it was unreasonably dangerous.
Our case involved a Hope Chest which we alleged was unreasonably dangerous. The Hope Chest was designed so that a child could be trapped inside it if the lid closed. Further, there were no air openings to allow air to get inside the Hope Chest to allow a trapped child to survive. The self-locking lid was recognized as dangerous by the Consumer Product Safety Commission when the
Hope Chest was recalled in 1996.
We want to hold the makers of hope chests accountable, so they will make safer hope chests.
If you or a loved one have suffered a loss involving a hope chest, we would like to talk to you to discuss how we can help you receive justice for what you and your family have been through.
Carr and Carr Attorneys have a team of over 40 professionals here to help you. With offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, we have a staff available to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our team of 12 attorneys have helped injured people nationwide since 1973. Call us today for your free consultation at 918-727-2898.
Did you know that the average number of denied Social Security Disability claims is around 62 percent?
This high rate of initial denial can be
discouraging for individuals struggling with a disability.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) may
deny claims for a number of reasons, including income limits, medical
conditions, incorrect or incomplete filing, and more.
However, you can appeal your denied Social Security Disability claim by filing
an appeal. Filing an appeal can be a confusing and time-consuming process.
There are various levels of appeal that require supporting evidence to make
your claim, which we’re sharing here.
On Good Day Tulsa, Attorney Patrick Carr takes a minute to talk about asbestos and mesothelioma, the relationship between the two, and what to do if you or a loved one developed the disease.
You and your family have a right to compensation for your medical bills, pharmacy bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, scars, and disfigurement from surgery, and if you have lost your loved one, their wrongful death.
Experienced asbestos and mesothelioma legal and medical team know how to navigate the system to maximize and quickly recover this money owed to you and your family.
In this segment of Know The Law, Michael Carr from Carr and Carr Attorneys At Law talks about why Oklahomans need to keep their car insurance up-to-date during this pandemic even if they are not driving as much as they used to.
Many Oklahoma residents turn to gas fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, space heaters, and electric blankets to stay warm in the cold winter months.
It’s important to stay safe, take precautions and be prepared to escape if a fire does occur. Minutes can mean life and death in a fire situation; how can you be prepared?
Winter is upon us and so is winter weather. In Oklahoma, it is common to have snowstorms and ice storms. Slip and falls on ice or snow are common occurrences in the winter. Injuries resulting from a slip and fall on a snowy or icy sidewalk can be serious. These injuries are expensive to care for, especially if they are severe.
According to research conducted by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the prevalence of hit-and-run crashes in the U.S. has steadily increased since 2006. In 2016, there were 1,980 fatal hit-and-run crashes resulting in 2,049 fatalities. Of these, 1,398 crashes involved pedestrians and bicyclists.
Following a car accident, most people just want to put the incident behind them as quickly as possible.
But injury victims can find it hard to pick up the pieces when they’re facing mounting medical expenses, time away from work, mental anguish, and costly property damage.
The attorneys at Carr and Carr have successfully represented families across the United States in lawsuits against retailers, designers and manufacturers of button batteries and the products that contain them. Typically, the lawsuit involves a product that failed to adequately contain the button battery from being accessible to young children. Further, many products do not adequately warn the consumer that the product contains button batteries, the dangers of a button battery if ingested, and what to do if a button battery is accidentally swallowed.
There are a wide variety of circumstances that lead to car collisions. No two car accidents are the same – car crashes come about because of a variety of reasons and the ways in which two (or more) cars collide will vary from case to case. These differences and distinctions are significant: The approach used to win one specific car crash victim’s case may not be successful in winning another car accident victim’s case. Continue reading “Types of Car Accidents”
Nursing home falls unfortunately do occur. However, this fall could be at the fault of the nursing home. In order to ensure your loved ones are safe, make sure to contact an attorney to see if this nursing home fall could have been avoided.
Transitioning your parent or elderly relative into a nursing home facility can be a particularly stressful time for families searching for the right facility.
Even after selecting a long-term care facility, worries about the quality of care your loved one is receiving may follow you.
Incident reports of elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes have increased across the United States as facilities competing to fill beds have cut back on the quality of care provided.
Signs of elder abuse or neglect can include unexplained injuries or bruising, bedsores, or malnutrition.
Approximately 34 million airbags manufactured by Takata are involved in the largest auto recalls ever, according to CNN Money. The massive recall affects one out of every seven cars on U.S. roads today and is one of the largest consumer product recalls ever. Continue reading “Recall: 34 Million Exploding Takata Airbags”
Sometimes a loved one can sustain a bed sore, also known as a pressure sore, in a nursing home or assisted living center. A bedsore is not something that just happens because of old age. Instead, it is a sign of neglect by the nursing home staff. Bed sores typically occur when a patient has been lying in a bed or sitting in a wheelchair for too long of a time without being moved or rotated. Continue reading “Bedsores In Nursing Homes Don’t “Just Happen””
